Replacing iBook cd drive

W

willy-i-am

Guest
Hey all, I purchased my iBook G4 from a local reseller a little more than a year ago. Its been great up until now; the problems began by scratching the cd's and then the drive just stopped working altogether. So I tore the iBook apart and took out the cd drive. I put the iBook back together and it works, but isnt very useful without a media drive. I want to replace it with another internal drive (preferably a dvd burner) but there are two problems: first, the actual superdrives made by apple are well out of my price range, and second, how do I know if a third party drive will fit/be compatible?

I dont care whether its slot loading or tray loading, as I dont mind stealthing the tray loading drive if need be.

Thanks in advance for any help.
 
Joined
Dec 1, 2004
Messages
1,112
Reaction score
53
Points
48
Location
Somewhere in the world
Your Mac's Specs
Powermac g4 400mhz, 10gb, 256mb ram, OS9
Are you going to install the new drive yourself?
here is a guide on how to do it
http://www.pbfixit.com/Guide/83.15.0.html
They also sell the drives there, but I find the best buy to be on ebay. Also tray loading drives will NOT work. You must have a slot loading one.
 

Shop Amazon


Shop for your Apple, Mac, iPhone and other computer products on Amazon.
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon and affiliated sites.
Top